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DAM LEVELS

33.1%

Local fire ban

The recent bushfires in the Region is a stark reminder to be vigilant with fire dangers.

Our Region is very dry and the risk of bushfire is high. A local fire ban is currently in

place. This means no lighting of fires is allowed; with the exemption of a contained fire

for heating or cooking and is less than 1m x 1m x 0.5m in size. Fires must be monitored at

all times and extinguishing devices must be available.

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LETTERS

Hospice thanks

On behalf of the Toowoomba Hospice, we would like to sincerely

thank all those who were involved with this year’s Hospice Carols

on Sunday.

From our great friends the Toowoomba Municipal Band and High

Altitude Harmony who led the carolling, to Cleo the Clown who

provided free face painting for the kids and the BIG kids, the food

vendors, Santa and his chariot and to our volunteers who helped set

up and pull down.

These special community events would not happen without the

support from all these fantastic people.

Finally, but not least, thank you to the 250 or so guests who attended

our Carols and hope you all enjoyed the evening.

We look forward to your continued support of this wonderful facility.

- Mark Munro, Toowoomba Hospice.

Kindness appreciated

On my morning walk on Kuhls Road this week, I unfortunately

took a tumble.

Two lovely ladies stopped their cars and came to my aid and one

insisted on driving me home.

I’m not sure if I thanked them sufficiently and would like to take

this opportunity to do that now, through your paper - thank you so

much ladies.

I am not badly hurt and will resume my walks next week but

will be sure to watch where I am placing my feet in future. - Ann

Bentley, Highfields.

Mamma Mia coming to the Empire

The Empire Theatres has

announced an incredibly talented

line-up of local performers who

will take the stage for the 2020

major production, Mamma Mia!

This blockbuster jukebox

musical features hits from

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powerhouse ABBA including

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SOS, Take a Chance on Me and

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Mamma Mia! tells the

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a young woman’s search for her

birth father before her wedding,

which brings three men from her

mother’s past back to the Greek

island they last visited 20 years

ago.

This unforgettable trip down

the aisle is on stage at the

Empire Theatre from Thursday,

March 5 to Sunday, March 15

with direction by James Shaw,

musical direction by Craig

Renshaw and choreography by

Tess Hill.

Leading the cast as Donna

Sheridan is Diana Holt, along

with Sophie Volp as daughter

Sophie Sheridan.

Diana Holt is no stranger to

performance with credits as a

recording artist, songwriter and

live vocalist, voice actor and

stage performer.

She has performed lead roles

in musicals including Oliver!,

West Side Story and Cabaret

on the Gold Coast as well

as performing as a Fabulette

in Simon Gallaher’s Pirates

of Penzance opposite Jon

English, Gerry Connolly and

Simon Gallaher before touring

nationally in Simon Gallaher’s

The Mikado which starred Julie

Anthony, David Collins (The

Umbilical Brothers) and Colin

Lane (Lano and Woodley).

For Sophie Volp, Mamma

Mia! will be her first lead role

in an Empire Theatre major

musical and is only the second

Empire Theatre show she has

been old enough to audition for

due to the minimum age of 16

for auditionees.

Miss Volp said she was

extremely grateful to have the

opportunity to take on the role

of Sophie.

“Sophie is a character I really

relate to and I can’t wait to

delve into the ins and outs of

her emotional journey and work

hard to speak her truth on stage.

“This musical never fails to

bring a smile to my face, it has

this infections energy that you

can’t ignore and I can‘t wait

to create that for our audience

with the rest of the Mamma Mia

team,” she said.

Diana and Sophie are joined

on stage by an incredible

line-up of local performers

Diana Holt

Sophie Volp

including Michael Escober

(Sam Carmichael), Trent Sellars

(Harry Bright), Tristan James

(Bill Austin), James Taylor

(Sky), Vicki Bravery (Tanya),

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(Ali), Nicholas Joy

(Pepper) and Joshua Rognoni

(Eddie) as well as an exceptional

ensemble and band of backstage

singers. For information about

the 2020 Season or to book

tickets, contact the Empire

Theatre 1300 655 299 or visit

www.empiretheatre.com.au.

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Crows Nest

State School

awards

Corporal Simon Roberts and

Eloise Gotz who received the

Australian Defence Force

Long Tan leadership and

teamwork award for a year

10 student who demonstrates

leadership and teamwork

within both the school and the

broader local community.

Winner of the High Country

Herald senior literary award

Andrew Hughes. Runner-up

was Gracie Harris.

Andrea Schefe, P and C volunteer

of the year.

Mayor Paul Antonio congratulates Dux Kallum Genrich

Leaders for 2020, school captains Abigail Brookes and Pacey Fitter, vice captains Makaela Taylor and Jeremy Polzin, house

captains Tulloch Bianca Gardner, and French Aimee Cook.

2019 School captains Rebekah Fowler and Liam Vonhoff,

hosts for the Crows Nest State School’s 31st annual awards

evening.

CROWS NEST STATE SCHOOL

AWARDS - 2019: Dux of the school

Kallum Genrich.

Australian Defence Force Long

Tan Leadership and Teamwork

award Eloise Gotz.

Geoff Nunn Memorial Award Liam

Vonhoff. SW Ryan Award Alexandra

O’Brien. Courtney Smoothy Memorial

Award Eva Bassani. Close

and Moller Primary Science Prize

Hamish Genrich. Dianne Turner-Smith

Secondary Art Prize Blair

Kruger. Masonic Bursary Charlie

Grainger. Tania Ehrlich Memorial

Award Jack Kanowski. Doris Walker

AO Memorial Award Rebekah

Fowler. Pat Weir Enthusiasm Award

Kallum Genrich and Libby Parton.

Caltex Best All-rounder Award Jess

Porter.

Year 10 subject awards: English,

Rodney Smith Science Prize

and Construction Kallum Genrich.

Rodney Smith Mathematics Prize

Rohan Campbell and Liam Vonhoff.

Humanities Jess Porter. Health

and Physical Education and QCWA

Hospitality Award Rebekah Fowler.

ASDAN Jack Kanowski. Emu Creek

Landcare Group Horticulture Award

Liam Vonhoff. Visual Arts Blair Kruger

Ȧcademic awards: Year 9 Justen

McGreevy. Year 8 Shenae Christensen.

Year 7 Charlotte Polzin.

Year 6 Ally Weis.

Year 9 subject awards: English

and Health and Physical Education

Mara Dorman. Mathematics and

Science Justen McGreevy. Humanities

Makaela Taylor. ASDAN

Aimee Cook. Horticulture Stephanie

Hartwig. Visual Arts Pacey Fitter.

Construction Joshua Beer. Hospitality

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Brooklyn Ambrus and Orion Ollier.

Science, Health and Physical Education,

Home Economics, Industrial

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Humanities, Drama and Music Orion

Ollier. ASDAN William Best and

Zachary Gravolin. Horticulture Noah

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Dance Isabelle Corcoran.


and Media Gracie Harris. Mathematics,

Science, Humanities, LOTE,

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Health and Physical Education Isabelle

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Sonny Ellis-Hotz. Visual

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Semester 1 academic gold

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Paige Weis. Year 1 Ryder Grosskopf,

Archie Saunders-Tickle,

Canning Smith, Isabella Tracey,

Lucas Yaxley. Year 2 Piper Adam,

Wednesday Diesing. Year 3 Regan

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Matthews, Beau Vonhoff. Year 9

Abigail Brooks, Mara Dorman, Jeremy

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10 Rohan Campbell, Libby Parton,

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He has been Toowoomba

mayor for eight years after

serving in the first council of the

Toowoomba Region following

amalgamation of councils in

2008.

Local Government elections

are to be held on March 28,

2020.

Cr Antonio entered local

government as a Millmerran

Shire councillor in 1982.

At the time his father was not

encouraging because he thought

Paul should stay at home and

work on the property.

But Paul Antonio succeeded

as a councillor and mayor of

Millmerran, and as a councillor

and mayor of Toowoomba

region.

He studied at Queensland

Agricultural College at Gatton

for five years, and said it was

this experience that showed

him what opportunities were

available to him.

He said age was not a factor

and he consults his doctor and

naturopath regularly.

“I have never felt better,” he

said.

Mayor Antonio pointed to the

development of Toowoomba in

recent years and its involvement

with the council of mayors in

SEQ, and the establishment of

a similar organisation for the

mayors of SWQ.

He is particularly interested in

developing water resources for

Toowoomba and the region, and

hopes that space will be included

in the Inland Rail tunnel through

Mayor Paul Antonio.

the Toowoomba Range for

a waste water pipeline from

Brisbane and Ipswich.


TESLA Stym • TESLA Care • FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION

Container

refund depots

support drought

affected

communities

Since November 1, Lifeline

Darling Downs have been directing

all profits from their

Container Refund Depots to

their Drought Relief Appeal.

“With the ongoing drought

we decided that from November

2019 until April 2020 all profits

from our Container Refund

Depots will go directly to our

Drought Relief Appeal.

We encourage the community

to take their containers

to our facilities and help our

drought-stricken neighbours.

We have launched our campaign

You Return It, We Return

It to remind customers that if

they return their containers to

us, we will return the profits to

those in drought affected areas

who need assistance.

We urge the community to get

behind this campaign and get behind

our farmers.

This simple gesture can make

all the difference,” Lifeline Darling

Downs and South West Qld

Ltd, CEO, Derek Tuffield said

What many people may not be

aware of is that whilst customers

receive their 10 cents regardless

of where they drop off their containers,

Lifeline Darling Downs receive

a processing fee if they are

taken to their facilities allowing

them to further assist their community.

Customers can support the

Drought Relief Appeal even

more by choosing to donate their

entire refund to Lifeline Darling

Downs.

All they need to do is quote

Lifeline Darling Downs’ unique

Scheme ID C10004170.

The Perth Street Depot is located

at the Lifeline store, 187A

Perth Street.

The Dalby Depot is at 31

Nicholson Street.

Express machines are available

in some Lifeline stores.

• For opening hours and express

machines location details

please visit https://bit.ly/2GH-

WYi9

Mo ReMOved

Michael Zuderwyk, from Highfields

Discount Drug Store

who took part in Movember,

had his moustache removed

on Friday by hairdresser

Sue- Anne Jones from On

the Fringe hairdressers,

Highfields. Michael raised

several hudred dollars and

awareness of prostate and

testicular cancer, mental

health and suicide prevention.

Water restriction

TARGETS HAVE CHANGED

MEDIUM

Target 175L

PER PERSON PER DAY

HIGH

Target 150L

PER PERSON PER DAY

From 2 December Medium Level water restrictions are

current for Cabarlah, Crows Nest, Goombungee,

Gowrie Junction, Haden, Highfields and Meringandan.

Yarraman remains on High Level restrictions.

GARDEN WATERING ONLY (NOT LAWNS)

TYPE TIMES PROPERTY M T W T F S S

GARDEN WATERING ONLY (NOT LAWNS)


BUCKETING

Before 8am

and after

4pm

All

properties

BUCKETING

Using a bucket or

watering can filled

directly from a tap.

Before 8am

and after

4pm

All

properties

HOSING with

trigger or twist

nozzle fitted or

IRRIGATING*

Summer:

5.30pm to

6.30pm

Winter:

4.30pm to

5.30pm

Odd

numbered

homes

Even or

un-numbered

homes

HOSING using a

single hand-held

hose fitted with

trigger or twist

nozzle

Summer:

5.30pm to

6.30pm

Winter:

4.30pm to

5.30pm

Odd

numbered

homes

Even or

un-numbered

homes

OTHER CLEANING ACTIVITIES

• Washing vehicles (including boat or caravan)

• General cleaning

• Washing buildings (not paved surfaces)


HOSING &

BUCKETING

from bucket,

hand held

hose or high

pressure

system.

Summer:

5.30pm to

6.30pm

Winter:

4.30pm to

5.30pm

Odd

numbered

homes

Even or

un-numbered

homes

OTHER CLEANING ACTIVITIES


HOSING &

BUCKETING

from bucket, hand

held hose or high

pressure system.

• Washing Vehicles

• General cleaning

• Washing

buildings

(not paved

surfaces)

Summer:

5.30pm to

6.30pm

Winter:

4.30pm to

5.30pm

Odd

numbered

homes

Even or

un-numbered

homes

*Conditions apply - please see our website for more information.

Summer watering: 1 October to 31 March | Winter watering: 1 April to 30 September

Restrictions vary based on location, visit www.tr.qld.gov.au/waterrestrictions

TRC/SEC_FP_031219_HCH

Residents who are identified as not complying with water restrictions could be liable to an infringement fine of $393.00.



HADEN BLOCK PARTY

Fran Halder of Highland Plain and Jason and Rebecca

Murphy of Kulpi.

The Haden Block Party organising committee Sharon Morgan, Emma Pukallus, Rhonda Pukallus,

June Wolski and Loretta Voll. Grants of $1500 from Toowoomba Regional Council and

$500 from the New Hope Group were received for the annual event.

Judy Brown with son Bradley and grandchildren

Jase, Madison, Ellyse and Jordan.

Haden Hall took on a Christmas look for the annual block party.

Cabarlah markets - popular as ever

A big crowd attended the November Cabarlah Markets. The last market for the year will be held this

Sunday, December 8.

Joe and Madison Millard, Perseverance.

Isla and Gracie Harris and Briella Murphy.

Sheryl Tonscheck from Crows Nest had a

stall selling hand-made shopping bags, hand

towels, cushions and plants.

Jake and Grace Richardson from Wellcamp.

Gowrie school multi-purpose hub under way

The Gowrie State School P and C Association are

excited to celebrate the progress of the Community

Multipurpose Hub/building about to be built at Gowrie

Junction.

"Burst Of Colour, As the Big Build Begins" was an

afternoon for the Gowrie community to come together

to celebrate and become aware of the progress of our

community multipurpose hub in conjunction with a

Colour Run for the young and young at heart.

This project vision started about three years ago.

Led by the P and C Association, they have managed to

secure funding from both federal and state government

as well as formed partnerships with many stakeholders.

With funding already secured, the project only

requires a further $60,000 and, as such, stage 1, which

gets the project to slab stage, is being started.

President Paul Judge said Gowrie P and C was proud

of how the community hub project has evolved and

engaged with community and view this event as a great

way to grow all the partnerships that have made our

project a success thus far.”

- Murray Choat.


Hannah Jensen, Tara Choat, Emily Greenhalgh and Madison Doole.


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DANISH FLOWER ART MARKETS - Sunday, November 24

Emma, Harrison and Ronny Jarvis

from Rangeville.

Maria Andersen and Crystal Seng

on the Ableskiver stall.

Eclipse Park Vets microchip day

Microchipping your pets can

be one of the kindest things you

can do for them.

It means if they get lost, and

then found, it is easy to reunite

pet and owner more quickly.

It is also a legal requirement

in our state that all cats and dogs

are microchipped.

The trouble with microchips

is they are only as good as the

details registered against them

on the database.

Pet owners need to be aware

if they change address or contact

details, they need to update this

on the microchip record.

If you don’t have your original

microchip documentation

or need help with this, having

your pet scanned and the microchip

number cross check on the

microchip databases is the best

course of action.

We have, unfortunately, seen

quite a few strays come into us

that still have breeder’s details

registered against the microchip

even though they have several

years old.

On Sunday, December 8,

Eclipse Park will have Santa

visit but will also spend the day

helping owners make sure all

their pet’s microchip details are

up to date.

Pop in between 9am and 1pm

to make sure your pet’s microchip

works and details are up to

date.

• Eclipse Park Veterinary

Surgery, Eclipse Court, Highfields

- phone 4698 7309.

Eclipse Park Vets micro chip day - better sure than sorry.

Jocie Ferron, Highfields, and Evie Grove

Smith, Blue Mountain Heights.

Margie Deane, Meringandan West, and

Sandy McGovin, Highfields.

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Pechey fire: Did it spread because of denied

equipment request?

By MILES NOLLER

A denied request for fire

fighting equipment is claimed

to have influenced the spread of

the Pechey fire from a few acres

to just under twenty thousand

hectares.

Officers of both the Hampton

and Ravensbourne Rural Fire

Brigades, reacting to a phone

call that there was a fire in

Grapetree Road near the Pechey

forestry, each requested heavy

equipment so the fire could be

contained within an hour or so.

That was just after 9pm on

Tuesday, November 12.

An officer from Hampton

Brigade was first on the scene

and called Firecom, requesting

a grader to limit the fire’s

movement.

Minutes later a Ravensbourne

Ravensbourne Rural Fire

Brigade member Geoff Udy

at the gateway to the property

on Grapetree Road north of

Hampton where it is believed

the Pechey fire started.

Brigade officer arrived and

suggested that a bulldozer might

be more appropriate.

The two agreed that a

bulldozer would be able to get

at the fire itself rather than just

grade a break along the edge.

A bulldozer could have

contained the blaze on the

40 acre block within an hour.

Firecom referred the request to

QFES and it was refused.

Winds strengthened and on

Wednesday, November 13, it

was spreading rapidly, to the

north east into the Perserverance,

Cressbrook, Redbank and

eventually Crows Nest areas.

Sections of the fire also burnt

into the Pechey forestry and

threatened built-up areas on the

edge of Hampton.

The use of a bulldozer at that time would

have been like taking the “meat out of a

sandwich”.

It would have controlled and deactivated

the blaze before major damage was done.

The location of the fire was on a long,

narrow block with roads on three sides and a

dozer would have been able to access the fire

and extinguish it.

What should have been a fire fight of a few

hours, took more than 10 days to control,

using hundreds of firemen from within

Australia and overseas, volunteers, urban

Blackened sticks on Mt Jockey Road

firefighters, police, SES, ambulance, water

bombing aircraft, the community, Council,

evacuation centres, charities, destroying

thousands of hectares of forest, wildlife, the

destruction of homes, sheds, fences, cutting

the electricity supply to Cressbrook Dam

pumping station, and the use of scarce water

resources.

First Officer of the Ravensbourne Brigade

Mr Peter Ralph said that in the 10 days of

fighting the blaze, a number of dozer and

grader operators put in an unbelievable

effort in constructing breaks from where

fire crews could operate, and containing the

blaze to manageable areas.

Ravensbourne Brigade member with

25 year’s experience, Geoff Udy, said the

anonymous person who called in the Pechey

fire was very specific.

He said the fire was at 108 Grapetree

Road, indicating he knew exactly where the

fire was, rather than being a passing motorist

with a more vague description.

He said the fire could have been quickly

controlled near where it apparently started,

with the appropriate equipment.

MEMBER FOR

TOOWOOMBA

NORTH

Watts News

I would like to take this opportunity to wish everyone

a very safe and happy Christmas and a prosperous New

Year.

As the year comes to an end, it’s an important time

to recognise the generosity of our community and the

wonderful work our local not-for-profit organisations

do across the Toowoomba Region.

That’s why, for 12 days, from Monday the 9th of December

2019, I’ll be volunteering with organisations

across Toowoomba North as part of the Twelve Days

of Christmas Community Giving Campaign. These include

the Toowoomba Hospital Foundation, Base Services,

YWCA, Protea Place, the Salvation Army, Loads

of Love, A Touch of Kindness, the Heights Community

Centre, Yellowbridge, Emerge and the RSPCA.

Christmas is a difficult time of year for so many people.

The ongoing drought and recent bushfires mean

more support than ever is needed right across the Darling

Downs.

Toowoomba is an incredibly generous and big-hearted

community. The outpouring of assistance for those

doing it tough makes me proud to call Toowoomba

home and to represent the people of Toowoomba North.

It’s often the smallest gesture that can make the biggest

difference to someone else’s life. Thank you to the

entire Toowoomba community, the volunteers and all

of the not-for-profit organisations across our region for

your ongoing work. The difference you make, particularly

at this time of year, cannot be overstated.

Until next month,

Trev

P 4602 2100 A Suite 2, ABC Building, 297 Margaret St, Toowoomba, Q. 4350

• PO Box 285, Harlaxton Qld 4350 E toowoomba.north@parliament.qld.gov.au

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Square kilometre after square kilometre of burnt forest. Looking from Hampton, Mt

Sebastapol on the left horizon past Mt Jockey to Ravensbourne on the far right.

From the

President

As I think about the content of this editorial, I am reminded of how fortunate we

are to be living in this wonderful region of Toowoomba and District, which includes

Highfields.

As we draw close to the end of 2019 there is much on the horizon for the early

part of 2020 and beyond. In particular, we have Council elections coming up in late

March next year, where quite a number of candidates will be putting forward their

case to become a Councillor.

In the past, a community forum was held in Highfields to allow these candidates to present their views to the

public based on a format of predetermined questions.

After a recent meeting with the Mayor Paul Antonio, it was decided to hold a similar forum again prior to

this election. We are in the process of arranging venue and times, which will be advised to the community at a

later date.

Another exciting development is the resurgence of discussions about a Highfields Town Centre and Lifestyle

Precinct. A number of meetings have been taking place behind the scenes involving Council and other interested

parties with the aim of creating something our community will be proud of.

Over the next few months into early next year, there will be announcements and further information we can

share as plans come together.

Our HDBC website and Facebook page will be upgraded over coming weeks to include all available

information to share with our community.

On a final note, just a reminder that HDBC has a breakfast meeting on the first Tuesday of every month at 6.45

am in the Cultural Centre. We welcome any business visitors in the region to contact us for more information.

– Ray Hunt, HDBC President

Mega raffle

With the bush fires, we have

had a bit of a hard time in Crows

Nest as a community.

Eight not for profit clubs in the

community which raise funds at

the hotel on a weekly basis, the

Fishing Club, Ambulance, Men's

Shed, Buffalo Lodge, Swimming

Club, Tennis Club, Lions

Club and the Show Society have

come together to fundraise for

the Local Volunteer Emergency

Services.

Prizes are being gathered to

create a mega raffle which will

run until the night of Friday,

December 13, the community

Christmas in the Park evening.

The mega raffle prizes will be

drawn throughout the evening.

Tickets can be obtained from

Dingers, Newsagency, Nest

Café, Soft Drink factory and

Grand Old Crow with more outlets

to come.

Contact Phil 0414 766 659 or

Ty 0429 166 018 for further information.


A new generation all terrain

vehicle machine, presented to

the Ravensbourne Rural Fire

Brigade in August, has proved

its worth in fighting the Pechey

fire.

Ravensbourne pioneered the

use of “four-wheeler” ATVs

over a 25 year period, and

while brigades in other parts of

Australia had begun using the

machines, Ravensbourne relied

on member and pioneer user

Geoff Udy with his privately

owned machines without

compensation for running and

repairs.

In August, Heritage Bank

PCCN supplied a new John

Deere XUV 825mS4 vehicle to

Ravensbourne, and members say

New generation ATV critical in Pechey fire

its performance during the fire

was critical to the success of the

operation.

These vehicles can get

to places where other fire

appliances cannot, and are able

to traverse terrain up to six times

faster if there was sufficient

emergency.

While good for reconnaissance

and surveillance work, and

search and rescue, during the

10 day Pechey fire operation,

a major task was to locate and

mark with pink ribbons that

were used to guide a bulldozer

and grader to cut a fire break

from the cattle dip at the bottom

of the Hampton hill, to Mt

Jockey Road.

It is believed this break was a

key defence in this fire, allowing

access of the many volunteers

from the rural brigades.

This break and others allowed

brigade appliances and crews to

access the fire front or areas to

be back burnt.

Operator Geoff Udy said to the

south of this fire break were the

populated areas of Ravensbourne

and Perserverance.

This 10km break linked

Hampton to McQuillan, Purtill,

Garvey and Mt Jockey Roads.

He said that, thanks to the

work of volunteers from the

rural brigades’ firemen, the fire

break held.

Had it not, and the fire front

had got through, Ravensbourne,

Palmtree and Perseverance

would have been threatened,

and in time the blaze could have

reached Murphys Creek and

possible Gatton.

At one stage the fire fighters

and equipment were diverted

by three “spotovers” where fire

had jumped the breaks, but their

efforts succeeded.

Mr Udy said to his

knowledge, not a single house

in Ravensbourne Brigade’s area

was destroyed and he praised

firemen from the urban brigades

for their work in protecting

homes.

“It was an awesome team

assisted by the dozer and grader

drivers and others," Mr Udy

said.

Ravensbourne Rural Fire Brigade First Officer Peter Ralph, left, and

Brigade member Geoff Udy with the Brigade’s emergency response

unit that was funded by Heirtage Bank PCCN in August. The ATV

vehicle was critically important in fighting the extended Pechey fire.

Notice of meeting

Lockyer Valley

Community Consultative

Committee

Meeting details

Member for Condamine Pat Weir

has criticised the State Government

for its lack of controlled burning in

preparation for the bushfire season.

Speaking in State Parliament last

Wednesday, Mr Weir supported a

call for a parliamentary committee

inquiry into Queensland’s bushfire

preparedness.

He reminded parliament that

there had been alarming falls in

bushfire prevention measures by

Queensland Fire and Emergency

Services, with an

• 83 per cent reduction in overall

completed fire prevention activities

• 75 per cent reduction in

completed hazard reduction burns


completed fire breaks


community education activities in

2018 compared to 2016.

Mr Weir said Queensland has

seen an unprecedented number of

fires in 2019.

The lack of controlled burning

has not helped.

Referring to the Pechey fire, Mr

Weir said the huge fire caused a

power outage in Toowoomba’s water

supply and a dozen surrounding

smaller communities.

Fire surrounded a house and shed on the outskirts of Hampton.

MP criticises preparations

Mr WEIR

Unmanaged undergrowth

That was due to no easement

being granted along the power

corridor, and thick regrowth

growing unmanaged underneath the

powerlines.

“Last week I met with a group

of residents from Hampton. They

advised me that no controlled

burning activity had taken place for

a number of years in the area.

“Their homes are on the edge of

the Hampton National Park, which

is so overgrown with vegetation that

the signage can no longer be seen,”

Mr Weir told Parliament.

Tip

re-opens

The Ravensbourne tip is

accepting small household

waste loads since reopening

after its closure

during the recent Pechey-

Ravensbourne bushfire.

Toowoomba Regional

Council Water and Waste

portfolio leader Cr Bill

Cahill said the site was

unable to accept large loads,

especially burnt waste.

Cr Cahill said some

material which appeared

cool on the outside could

pose a fire risk if left with

other material at the site

or could easily reignite

if it hadn’t been fully

extinguished.

Staff will be at

Ravensbourne to help

direct residents to the most

appropriate facility.

Date: Tuesday 10 December 2019

Time: 6pm–8pm

Venue: Lockyer Valley Cultural Centre

Lake Apex Drive

Gatton QLD 4343

The Lockyer Valley Community Consultative Committee (CCC)

meetings ensure community views are heard during planning and

design of the Gowrie to Helidon and Helidon to Calvert projects.

We encourage you to get in touch with your local CCC members

to discuss and provide feedback on the project.

Please visit inlandrail.com.au/lv-ccc for more details.

Interested community members are welcome

to attend the meeting as an observer.

Please register your attendance by:

1800 732 761

inlandrailqld@artc.com.au

ARTC Inland Rail, GPO Box 2462, Brisbane 4000

The Australian Government

is delivering Inland Rail

through the Australian Rail

Track Corporation (ARTC),

in partnership with the

private sector.

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Selling on each Monday at

Harristown Saleyards at 7.30am

Full buying panel covering export, feeders,

trade and store descriptions.

Please note:- All livestock payments

in 10 days

For best results consign your

livestock to

LANDMARK TOOWOOMBA

Toowoomba Office Phone 07 4637 3000

Fax 07 4637 3022

Branch Manager: Guy Pitman 0428 740 151

Livestock/Auctions Plus: Andrew Costello 0429 485 191

Livestock/Auctions Plus: Simon Booth 0438 756 245

Stud Stock: Colby Ede 0417 265 980

Merchandise: Rob Wiemers 0407 736 198

Livestock Finance: Rob Moncrieff 0408 296 952

Insurance: Ceri Martin 0429 685 847

Insurance: Nicole Ehrlich 0438 749 916

Livestock Administration: Jenny Radke 07 4637 3013


HIGH COUNTRY

FARMING

Northern Downs among Australian ham awards

Pork products from the Northern Downs have

won awards in an Australian ham competition.

Australian Pork Limited annually runs a contest

to find the best Australian made hams in the

country, prior to the Christmas period when demand

for ham is strongest.

Grays Modern Meat Mart in Taylor Street,

Toowoomba won second place for Queensland

for traditional bone-in ham, and the same exhibit

went on to place third nationally for traditionally

bone-in ham.

They also placed third for Queensland in the

boneless ham category.

Owner of Grays Modern Meat Mart, Mark Nolan,

said his pork comes from Maclagan Meats

which sources pigs from nearby areas.

Mark is well experienced in presenting meat

for retail sale.

His career started in Longreach, then he

moved to Toowoomba, eventually buying Grays

in Southtown in 1997 and it was here that Mark

taught himself to make prize winning hams and

other products.

He was national ham competition winner three

times, the State winner seven times, and won national

and State awards for bacon rashes.

ZELLER & CO LIVESTOCK

Cattle Sale

November 30, 2019

Another good quality yarding of cattle

where presented this week, numbers

where down but the prices remained

strong with the following results

Heavy steers from Crows Nest made

up to $1500.

Light conditioned bulls from Meringandan

selling up to $1410.

Dairy X steers from Crows Nests sold

for $970.

Light Angus X steers from Peranga

sold up to $1020.

Light cows sold for $900.

Pens of light weaner steers selling for

up to $650.

Thanks to all for your ongoing support.

Our last cattle sale for this

year will be held on Saturday,

December 14 starting at 10am.

Early Booking

30 x Mixed Euro X steers

For all enquiries please call

Rick – 0428 879 531

or Caroline 0427 134 636

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN

SELLING YOUR PROPERTY

PLEASE GIVE ME A CALL

Caroline Cook – 0427 134 636

BUYING ALL TYPES OF CATTLE

Fax: 4698 2580

E: rick@zlp.net.au

Your local agent

He moved that expertise to Taylor Street two

years ago, when the building he was in at Southtown

was to be renovated.

The Taylor Street business is the last remaining

free standing butcher shop in Toowoomba.

It was built by butchers Hurley Bros and the

brick building was extended after 1985 when the

Hart family (owners of Kerwee Pastoral Co and

feedlot) bought the business.

Mark Nolan said it has adequate space for the

cooking and smoking of about 400 hams produced

for the Christmas trade.

He has his own receipe to produce hams that are

moist but not too moist (salt control is important).

The process involves pickling, smoking with

ironbark, cooking, then packaging.

Mr Nolan strongly supports the Australian pork

industry, because 75 percent of pork products sold

in Australia are imported.

The Australian Pork Mark Ham Awards for

2019/20 resulted in many winners across seven

states and territories.

In the National Competition, the traditional

bone-in ham was won by Noosa Meat centre, second

was a Victorian business, and Grays Modern

Meat Mart was third.

Queensland winners for traditional bone-in

ham were, first, Noosa Meat Centre, second Grays

Modern Meat Mart, Toowoomba, and third Westridge

Meats, Toowoomba.

Grays was placed third in the Queensland competition

for boneless ham, after Sunshine Coast

butchers. - Miles Noller.

TOOWOOMBA CATTLE & PIG MARKET

Harristown Saleyards, Monday 25th November

Yarding: 1021 - Change +71

Cows sold to much easier rates due to numbers on

offer throughout the week, quality trade cattle fully

firm, stores easier.

DESCRIPTION Range c/kg Avg c/kg Change c/kg

Bullocks 600-750kg - - -

Heavy steers 500-600kg - - -

Heavy cows 520+kg 194-262 224 -25

Medium cows 400-520kg 162-218 190 -32

Store cows 400-520kg 63-155 109 -25

Heavy heifers >400kg 238-306 272 +8

Bulls >600kg 238-268 253 +9

Feeder Strs 400-500kg 209-240 224 _30

Yearling feeder steers

330-400kg

Yearling feeder heifers

330-400kg

212-320 266 -17

206-308 257 +10

Weaner steers 200-280kg 72-286 179 -37

Weaner heifers 200-280kg 108-245 176 -21

Cows & Calves $700

Prime Pork $240 Prime Light Bacon

$240

Prime Bacon Boars

$375

Sows $540 Forward Stores $216

Weaners $138 Suckers

$80

Livestock, 429 South St, Toowoomba 07 4690 7777

Darren Hartwig - All enquiries 0428 736 470

Mick O’Keefe 0409 621 019

Mark Gersekowski - Pigs/Calf/Cattle 0427 761 099

John Padman 0417 802 543

Farm Supplies, 397 South St, Toowoomba 07 4636 8888

Award winning butcher and ham producer Mark Nolan, centre, from Grays Modern Meat Mart

in Taylor Street, Toowoomba, with Trent Wolff, left, and Michael Needham.

Regional Development

Inland Rail agreement signed

in Toowoomba

SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE HIGHWAY TRAFFIC

The Queensland and

Federal Governments

on Friday signed an

agreement to proceed

with the construction of

the Inland Rail from the

NSW border at Goondiwindi

to Brisbane.

The agreement was

signed in Toowoomba

by the Deputy Prime

Minister and Minister

for Infrastructure,

Transport and Regional

Development Michael

McCormack, and the

Queensland Minister

for Transport and Main

Roads Mark Bailey.

Mr McCormack said

the project has been 100

years in the making. He

said it was proposed

in the 1890s and plans

were drawn up in the

early 1900s.

The 1700km standard

gauge rail line

from Melbourne to

Brisbane via Albury,

Parkes, Moree and

Toowoomba is expected

to cost $9.3B.

Construction has

started in Victoria

and New South Wales

where intergovernmental

agreements were

signed in 2018.

The 400 kilometres

of track in Queensland

involving new rail

reporting on Toowoomba Cattle Sale

Sale Date: NOVEMBER 25, 2019

Total Combined Yarding: 1021 head

BULLOCKS & HEAVY STEERS: None yarded.

COWS: Cheaper. Good heavy cows sold to

262c/kg averaged 235c/kg. Medium weight

cows selling to 260c/kg averaged 230c/kg.

Lightweight cows from 63c/kg to 140c/kg.

TRADE: Vealer heifers (200-260kg) to 229c/kg

averaged 198c/kg. Steers (330-400kg) to 322c/

kg averaged 309c/kg. Heifers (330-400kg) to

308c/kg averaged 290c/kg. Steers (400+kg) to

304c/kgHeifers (400+kg) to 306c/kg

FEEDERS: Trade feeder steers (330-400kg)

to 299c/kg averaged 275c/kg (cheaper).

Trade feeder heifers (330-400kg) to 267c/kg

averaged 259c/kg. Heavy feeder steers (400-

500kg) to 299c/kg averaged 288c/kg (cheaper)

STORES: Lightweight steers from 232c/kg to

286c/kg. Lightweight heifers (good quality)

from 170c/kg to 229c/kg. Lightweight heifers

(lesser quality) from 110c/kg to 184c/kg.

BULLS: Heavy bulls topped at 268c/kg

averaged 256c/kg.

David O’Sullivan 0412 501 116

Paul O’Sullivan .... 0400 910 088

osullivanauctions@bigpond.com.au

lines, a 6km tunnel

through the Toowoomba

Range and smaller

tunnels through the

Little Liverpool Range

at Laidley and the Teviot

Range south of

Ipswich, is to cost more

than $7 billion.

Engineering and design

of the Queensland

section continues.

Community consultation

committees continue

to seek changes

and refinements to the

rail corridor, two that

were mentioned at the

signing on Friday were

the proximity of the

Queensland Transport Minister Mark Bailey

and Federal Transport Minister and Deputy

Prime Minister Michael McCormack at the

signing of an Inland Rail agreement. in

Toowoomba.

Read the Herald on

Facebook

@highcountrynews1

line to Pittsworth, and

the crossing of the Condamine

floodplain.

Inland Rail is expected

to significantly

reduce highway congestion.

It will remove 110

B-double trucks for every

1800m train (40 per

cent double stacked)

travelling between Melbourne

and Brisbane.

The removal of

trucks from the Warrego

High-way, Ipswich

Motorway and Pacific

Highway will ease

congestion and also improve

road safety.




BIRTHDAY OPEN HOUSE

JOYCE FRANKE

90th Birthday

Join her family for Afternoon Tea

Highfields Lutheran Church Hall

Saturday, December 14 – 1pm

Enquiries Lorraine 0400 308 511

EVENTS and ENTERTAINMENT

Anduramba Hall

XMAS TREE

Saturday, December 7

5pm @ Anduramba Hall

13 McGreevy Rd, Anduramba

Santa arrives at 7pm

(parents to bring a gift from Santa)

Raffles, prizes & more!!

BBQ dinner & drinks available for

purchase.

A small donation for our monster

raffle would be appreciated.

Find us on

Facebook

@highcountrynews1

EVENTS and ENTERTAINMENT

Cabarlah

Markets

THIS

SUNDAY

DECEMBER 8

7.30am-12.30pm

Phone

0490 012 999

Open 10am-4pm Daily

• Billy Tea & Damper

• Ambulance & Fire Museums

• Mini-Train last Sunday of the month

• Bushranger Cafe 7 days a week

10am-4pm

4696 6309

Musical Entertainment

John Koehler

Stall Sites: $15

www.Cabarlah-Markets.org.au

Run entirely by

Volunteers

73 Wirraglen Road, HIGHFIELDS

www.highfieldspioneervillage.com.au

BUY and SELL

SUZUKI DR 650 MOTORBIKE

2007

Safari fuel tank,

tricked up front

and rear shock

absorbers,

luggage racks,

GPS, steering

FOR

damper.

SALE

Many extras.

$3000

0429 924 830

PINE

CHRISTMAS

TREES

Made to order

Crows Nest

Competition:

Buy a tree from us, decorate,

email photo to:

Kristinevoss@outlook.com or

www.facebookDKKennelsCustomBuiltDogKennels/

Most likes $50 voucher from Meats & More

Phone 0448 026 779 to order

FACT Electric Pottery Wheel

Variable speed Both Directions

Interested in pottery and

want to take the next

step to handbuilding.

This FACT wheel is ideal for

learners with variable speed

possible in both directions.

Makes learning to throw easy

and comfortable for adults

with standing position.

Save hundreds off new price.

Inspection can be arranged

for genuine purchaser.

BUY and SELL

FOR SALE

2012 AUDI A1

Auto diesel, 5 door hatchback, black

62,000kms - one owner

$14,500

0408 623 134

Also comes

with heaps

of throwing

tools.

Contact Rob on

0409 72 6666

CONCRETING SERVICES

On the Job Concrete Mixing

FLORIST

HIGHFIELDS

FLORIST

Tel/Fax

4615 5056

www.highfieldsflorist.com.au

HEALTH and WELLBEING

Try Tai Chi for health

Effective and gentle exercise

– no matter your age or abilities

Weekly classes during school terms

Crows Nest – Wednesday, 9.30-10.30am

QCWA Hall, Thallon Street

Goombungee – Wednesday 6-7pm

Lutheran Church Hall, Mocatta Street

Highfields class now starting in February 2020

$10

per class

PTY LTD

0477 460 006

info@onthejobconcretemixing.com

www.onthejobconcretemixing.com

Crows Nest

Branch

Sandy Anderson,

certified TCH instructor

0417 727 018

PUBLIC NOTICES

Small volume

specialist

Find us on

There will be no morning tea or

monthly meeting in December.

The next meeting will be

February 4. The morning tea will

be held on February 18.

P 131 872

FRIDAY 13th DECEMBER

4 - 7:30pm

Highfields Plaza (Coles Shopping Centre)

Kids Activities & Rides

Santa Visit

Face Painting

Food stalls

Proudly supported by:

Advertising sponsored by

Planning Act 2016

Notification of Amendment No.17 to the

Toowoomba Regional Planning Scheme

Notice is hereby given that Toowoomba Regional Council is proposing to amend the

Toowoomba Regional Planning Scheme.

The purpose and general effect of the proposed planning scheme amendment is to

implement development controls to protect people and property in flood-affected areas.

Where a change to the planning scheme is to reduce the risk of serious harm to people or

property from natural events, Council can elect to be exempt from compensation provisions

that apply to an adverse planning change.

This public exhibition process advises that Council will be seeking compensation exemption

as part of the amendment process.

The proposed amendment applies to residentially-zoned land within the Toowoomba Region.

A copy of the amendment, together with an explanatory statement summarising the changes,

is available for viewing on the Toowoomba Regional Council website https://yoursay.tr.qld.

gov.au/flood-resilience and for inspection and purchase at Council’s Customer Service

Centres located at:

• 95 King Street, CLIFTON

• 25 Emu Creek Road, CROWS NEST

• 89 Mocatta Street, GOOMBUNGEE

• 54 Hodgson Street, GREENMOUNT

• Sean McCarthy Way, HIGHFIELDS

• 2-16 Campbell Street, MILLMERRAN

• 64 Campbell Street, OAKEY

• 85 Yandilla Street, PITTSWORTH

• 4 Little Street, TOOWOOMBA

Have Your Say:

Anyone can make a written submission about any aspect of the proposed amendment

until 5pm on 13 December 2019.

There are three (3) ways you can make a submission:

1. Mail your written submission to: Chief Executive Officer

Toowoomba Regional Council

PO Box 3021, TOOWOOMBA QLD 4350

2. Submit a written response in person at a Customer Service Centre, or

3. Send an email to: info@tr.qld.gov.au,

Attn: Chief Executive Officer, Toowoomba Regional Council.

To be considered, submissions must:

include the name and address of each person making the submission

state the grounds of the submission and the facts and circumstances relied on in support

of the grounds unless made electronically, be signed by each person making the submission,

i.e. mailed submissions.

Council will consider all properly made submissions when finalising the proposed development

regulations.

For further information visit https://yoursay.tr.qld.gov.au/flood-resilience,

call 131 872 or email info@tr.qld.gov.au

Brian Pidgeon – Chief Executive Officer

TRC_SEC_191119_19x3_PN_HCH


ACCOMMODTION

GARAGE SALES

HANDYMAN

SERVICES

PETS and

PET SERVICES

From the Churches

ACCOMMODATION

Permanent

or overnight

Goombungee

0484 756 409

BUY, SELL and

GIVEAWAY

FOR SALE

20’

CONTAINER

$2250

Can inspect

anytime

Delivered FREE to

newspaper area

0412 543 365

Tilt tray

available

EQUIPMENT HIRE

FOR HIRE

Smooth drum

2 tonne

vibrating roller

$330

for first day including

delivery and pick up

+$100/day

for extra day/s

0412 543 365

GARAGE SALES

GOOMBUNGEE

1 Frene Court

SATURDAY

December 7

6am to 4pm

Camping gear, 4 x

4 parts, household,

clothes, chainsaw,

gen sets.

December 3

December 4

December 5

December 9

Lincoln Smoothy

Samuel Silvester

Kate Stenzel

McKayla Jones

Declan Maddern

HIGHFIELDS

Shannon Park Rd

Shannon Park

December

7 - 8 and

December

14 - 15

7am to 4pm

Electric wood lathe,

collectables, toys,

appliances and

more.

MERINGANDAN

50 Phipps Drive

FRIDAY

December 6

8.30am to 3pm

SATURDAY

December 7

7am to 12pm

Jewellery, toys,

camping, clothes,

household, garden.

OAKEY

4 Yellowlea Court

SATURDAY

and SUNDAY

DECEMBER 7-8

From 8am

Tools, woodwork,

craft items,

bric-a-brac

GARDENING and

LANDSCAPE SERVICES

TOP SOIL - GRAVEL

DECOMPOSED GRANITE

Rhino Machinery Hire

• Bobcats • Excavators

• Slashing

Ryan - 0409 721 778

If your name is listed here, you are entitled

to receive a Heritage Bank birthday gift pack Crows Nest

on presentation of this coupon at the Heritage & Highfields

Bank in either Highfields or Crows Nest. T

o register a birthday, send the name, address, phone

number and birth date to

High Country Herald

PO Box 242, Highfields or email

Handyman

available

• Painting • Mowing

• Exterior house

cleaning

No job too small

Very reasonable rates

John

0439 953 081

LIVESTOCK and

POULTRY

GOATS

WANTED

Also old cows

and bulls

Goats 8-14kg $7

14-20kg $6

Crows Nest

Meatworks

0447 143 149

FOR SALE

First year

laying hens

$8 each

Available

December 16

St Peter’s Ironbark

Crows Nest

4698 1171

LOST and FOUND

LOST

OPPO

Mobile Phone

in black folding case

Between Highfields

and Gowrie Junction

Doug 4630 8360

PETS and

PET SERVICES

HORSE RUG

REPAIRS

DOG RUGS

FROM $15

CROWS NEST

0468 993 886

Karen’s

Pet Care

Offers:

– Pet Care in your

home

– House Sitting

– Or both

Have your holiday

with peace of mind

Toowoomba & Surrounds

From $15 per day

0407 173 226

Gillies Pet

Feeding

Service

Highfields &

Cabarlah

We feed, water

& check that your

pets are ok at

your home while

you are away.

You must supply

your own food.

100% reliable,

looking for a

permanent client

base

PH: 4696 6373

PLASTERER

PLASTERER

LOCAL - RELIABLE

Call Gary 0418 733 749

QBCC No: 1002151

RURAL and FARM

SUPPLIES

WANTED

• Tractors

• Farm machinery

• Earth moving

equipment

• Cherry pickers

Dead or alive!

Cash paid!

0423 204 218

Presbyterian Church

GEHAM

2 nd & 4 th Sundays - 9.30am

MERINGANDAN at Lilyvale Oval

1 st & 3 rd Sundays - 8.30am

Contact: 4632 4879 or 0407 171 024

Local House of Prayer & Healing

Shop2/2, Charlotte St., Crows Nest

A team to pray for you and with you

Crows Nest Healing Rooms Inc.

Tues. 3.30pm-5pm and Sat. 10am-12 noon

Healing Rooms Australia.

www.healingrooms.com.au

Prayer for healing.

Local House of Prayer.

Blessing Ministry: Local Houses of Prayer

Global web: www.ffald-y-brenin.org

Monday 10am–11.30am

Prayer for families, business, farms,

schools, churches, rain.

Church of Christ

Pre-denominational

Meeting at 49 Rome Street,

Newtown

Sunday Worship 9.30am, Bible Class 11.00am

Listen to 102.7 FM each Sunday – 8pm

Let the Bible Speak

Free DVDs many interesting Bible topics

Contact 46307315 - All welcome

Mary of the Southern Cross

Catholic Parish, Highfields

Sunday Mass

8am

at Mary MacKillop College,

75 Highfields Rd, Highfields

Ph: 0409 291 049

Everyone Welcome!

Worship Times:

St George’s Crows Nest every Sunday

at 8.30 a.m

St Mark’s Goombungee

1st, 3rd & 5th Sunday at 5.00 p.m

Barry 0409 874 147 Denise 0419 736 493

www.highfieldscommunitychurch.com.au

HIGHFIELDS COMMUNITY CHURCH

COME AS YOU ARE!

Family focused

Service 9am

every Sunday

THE HIGHFIELDS HUB

55 Highfields Road

Rev. Marius Kruger – 0447 161 457

ST ANNE’S HIGHFIELDS

“Where questions are encouraged and

everyone has a place at God’s table”.

Holy Communion Sunday 8.30am

and Wednesday 10am

Baptisms, weddings, funerals

Christ Church Lutheran Church

New England Highway, Highfields

Worship every

Sunday 8.30am

Jenny 4696 8875 Inala 0422 606 184

PUBLISH YOUR

WORSHIP TIMES

Call 4615 4416

for details

A ministry of the Uniting Chruch of Australia

26 Highfields Road,

Rev’d Deb

ph. 0457 519 899

anglicanhighfields.org.au

BUS and CHARTER SERVICES

Our BUSOA 900 510 698

Private Chartered

Bus transporting

children to all schools

• Highfields • Goombungee

• Kingsthorpe

Private Charters welcome

ABN 65 645 004 073

Family Run Business

0499 277 571 or 0411 875 014

COUNSELLING SERVICE

Christ Lutheran Church Highfields

FREE COUNSELLING

SERVICE

Stress, anxiety, grief & loss, loneliness,

depression, parenting & relationship issues

Julie Olbrich

Bach.Sc.(Hons) Psychology

Master of Counselling & Psychotherapy

0428 055 778

for appointment

PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES

Catalogue Out Now!!

TAXI SERVICES



ANTENNA SERVICES

BLINDS and SECURITY

SHELLEY’S BLINDS & SECURITY

YOUR HOME - YOUR WAY - YOUR BUDGET

Contact BERNIE

Freecall: 1800 809 826

Mobile: 0409 496 341

www.shelleysglass.com.au

BUILDER

CHRIS BISHOP

QBSA Lic # 73683

BUILDING & MAINTENANCE

DOMESTIC

COMMERCIAL

SHOP FITTINGS

0428 526 701

4698 7268

Commmercial &

Residential Service

Specialist

HIGHFIELDS, TOOWOOMBA

& SURR0UNDS

• Digital Antenna Installations • Satellite Installations

• Phone & Data points • Home Theatre

• Indoor & Outdoor Speakers

Call Pat NOW for a FREE Quote

0417 751 828

• Security doors

• Grills

• Timber blinds

• Verticals

QBSA 521346

Serving Toowoomba and the

Downs since 1992

BLINDS and CURTAINS

BLIND CLEANING & REPAIRS

Cleaned with ultrasonic technology

Plus On Site Curtain Cleaning

Cleaned where they hang

Curtains, Drapes, Valances, Romans,

Pelmets, Lounge and Mattress Cleaning

HOUSEHOLD M0ULD REMOVAL

BLINDS - EXTERNAL

TOOWOOMBA’S BEST

EXTERNAL BLINDS

• Ziptrak® Blinds

• Slidetrack Blinds

• PVC Patio Blinds

• Canvas Awnings

• Cord & Pulley Blinds

• Mesh Blinds

• Aluminium Louvres

526 Alderley St, Toowoomba

• Gear Box Blinds

• Aluminium Roller

4633 1338

• Shutters

toowoombablindsandawnings.com.au

BUILDER

We supply

and install

new blinds

Reasonable

Rates

Free Quote:

Call Andrew

0417 634 467

• Renovations

• Repairs & Maintenance

• Bathrooms

• Decks

• Pergolas

• Built-in Wardrobes

FREE

QUOTE

QBCC Lic. No. 1019392

Quality Workmanship with a personal touch

• Residential • Commercial

• Extensions • Alterations • Sheds

Over 35 years experience

0428 734 196

Phone: 4696 9038

email: cavanoughbuilders@bigpond.com

www.cavanoughbuilders.com.au

No job

too small


BUILDER

Richard

Greenland 0400 789 246

deadlineprojects1986@gmail.com

ABN: 80154272778 QBCC LIC NO: 1148618

BUILDER

• RESIDENTIAL & COMMERCIAL CARPENTRY

• MAINTENANCE • LABOUR HIRE

0431 162 535

kyle@kylefienbuilders.com.au

QBCC 15038578 – NDIS Registered Provider

BUILDER

CLEANING and MAINTENANCE

maintenance

& cleaning

services

• Domestic & Commercial Cleaning

• Window Cleaning • Carpet Cleaning

• Handyman Service

• High Pressure Water Cleaning

• Lawns & Gardening

0405 166 760

www.absolutemaintenanceandcleaning.com.au

CLEANING and MAINTENANCE

Brad’s Pressure

Cleaning

4000 psi cleaner

Houses, driveways, paths, solar panels,

swimming pools, cars, machinery

• Water can be supplied • Free quotes

Phone 0400 335 407

COMPUTERS and IT SERVICES

• IT Support - Home and business

• Computer systems with in-built data protection

• Disaster recovery planing •Virus/malware removal

• Data Recovery • IT equipment/supplies

Ph 4696 8414 - 0400 882 895

itsupport@downstech.com.au

www.downstech.com.au

CONCRETING

KEN THE

CONCRETOR

ABN 90 994 562 585

Specialising in:

• Shed Slabs

• Stencil driveways & paths

• Exposed aggregate

• Plain concrete

DECKS and PATIOS

• LOCAL DIVINER AVAILABLE

• LICENSED DRILLER

• COMPETITIVE RATES

Chris 0427 922 727

Carol 0409 922 728

CONCRETING

EARTHWORKS

CAN DO

Contracting

• Skid Steer Loader • 12T Tipper & Dog

• 5T Excavator • Tilt Tray Hire

CARRY OUT ALL ASPECTS OF

EARTHWORKS

incl. Gravel Driveways, Trenching, Level sites,

Bore Postholes, Dig Footings, Slashing

Graham Kahler

Ph. 0409 342 213

or 4696 6235

EARTHWORKS

QBSA

72638

Ken Cox

0419 718 841

A/H 4698 1118

• Slabs • Paths • Driveways • Exposed Aggregate

• Coloured Concrete • Garden Edging

• Pool Surrounds • Spray on Coloured Stencil

E: maccasconcreting19@gmail.com

0410 437 087 Cabarlah

DRILLING SERVICES

EARTHWORKS

Maranoa

Excavator Hire

EARTHMOVING

30 years

experience

145 Henningson Rd, Oakey

Owner-

Operator

• 24 tonne excavator • Tri-axle low loader

Specialising in irrigation work,

dam de-silting, Any excavating jobs

Simon Turner - 0427 778 400

simon@marex.net.au

SUNSET

EARTHMOVING

EST. 1986 CROWS NEST

Site Works, Desilting Dams, Land Clearing

Franna Crane, Road Construction

DOZERS : GRADERS : EXCAVATORS

TIPPERS : BOBCATS : ROLLERS

DOUG. 0418 716 725

ELECTRICAL SERVICES

ELECTRICAL SOLUTIONS

Domestic - Commercial - Industrial

Adrian Zanette

PH: 0402 562 685

VISIT: aztechelectricalsolutions.com

EMAIL: admin@aztechelectricalsolutions.com

Licence Number: 84037 - Member of Master Electricians

ELECTRICAL SERVICES

Highfield’s Electrical.

everything electrical.

Brad Murfitt

EARTHWORKS

0488 349922

Highfield’s Electrical.

highfields.electrical@gmail.com

ELECTRICAL SERVICES INDUSTRIAL

Installations, Service and Repairs

ELECTRICAL SERVICES

Lic. No. 85245

ELECTRICAL SERVICES

ELECTRICIAN

LIC. No. 78114

~ Semi Retired ~

Small Job Specialist

Call Wayne . . .

0413 727 010 ~ (07) 4596 3851

ABN: 12 069 832 819

Lic no: 78795

DOMESTIC - RURAL

COMMERCIAL

INDUSTRIAL

– – – – – 24 Hour Service – – – – –

www.lrelectrical.com.au 0439 702 789

ELECTRICAL SERVICES

Brett & Vanessa King

e: spinifexpower@gmail.com

PO Box 486, Highfields, QLD. 4352

Lic.No. 71476

rewiring

new houses

switchboards

smoke detectors

air conditioners

light industrial

ceiling fans

safety switches

ELECTRICAL SERVICES

spinifex

power and test pty ltd

Home & Business Electrician

0400 667 073

Electrical Contractor No. 79639

ELECTRICAL SERVICES

Are you an

electrician?

This prime spot could

be yours.

Contact Us TODAY

4615 4416 herald@highcountrynews.net.au


FENCING

FENCING

RADKEKO Pty Ltd

THE TRAVELLING FENCER

0409 308 626

ABN 83 155 199 821

FLOORING and BLINDS

CARPET TIMBER LAMINATE VINYL BLINDS

Locally owned

Ph: Ph: 07 07 4632 3555

&& operated by

25 Prescott 25 Prescott St, St, Toowoomba

David David & Roslyn Feurer Feurer (next (next to Clark to Clark Rubber)

solomons.com.au

HANDYMAN and PAINTER

HIRE EQUIPMENT

4698 7282

HANDYMAN and GARDEN SERVICES

Dazza’s Garden &

Handyman Services

Mowing, Pruning, Hedge Trimming, Landscape Maintenance,

Tip Runs, Budget Garden Makeovers, Yard Clean-ups

General Home Repairs, Painting, Odd Jobs, Rooms and

Sheds decluttering

Cert.3 in Horticulture ~ fully insured

Call Darren for a free quote

0431 708 517

ABN: 61292553831

HANDYMAN SERVICES

SEMI-RETIRED TRADESMAN

ABN 12 069 832 819 Electrical Licence 78114

Electrical

Carpentry

Tiling

NO JOB

TOO SMALL

Work to $3000

Painting

Gyprock

All renovating work

Call Wayne 0413 727 010

or (07) 4596 3851

OPEN 7 DAYS

Mon-Fri

7.30am-5pm

Saturday

7.30am-4pm

Sunday

8am-4pm

available

4 Darian St P: 4696 9111 M: 0418 716 883

LANDSCAPE and GARDEN SUPPLIES

Ph: (07) 4696 9111

Mob: 0427 135 899

Fax: (07) 4596 3019

LANDSCAPE and PAVING

Landscaping & Paving

Mobile: 0417 709 846

MOWING and YARD MAINTENANCE

MOWING and YARD MAINTENANCE

Niel’s

Mowing

Owner/Operator

● Push & Ride-on Mowing ● House Yards

● Small Acreage ● Gardening ● Handyman Services

● Yards Tidied & Rubbish Removed

Phone: 0437 888 351

PEST CONTROL SERVICES

QBCC Lic: 726298

Popey’s

QBSA 700205

All aspects of landscaping

including Retaining Walls

• sandstone • block • timber

Paving - Garden Creation

PAINTING & DECORATING

PROFESSIONAL PAINTER

Email: rdyates67@hotmail.com

QBCC LIC 1002895

PAINTER

L Thorpe

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Tribute to the life of Ivy Mary Hine

Family and

friends gathered

at the

Crows Nest

Uniting Church to celebrate

and remember the

life of Ivy Mary Hine

who was born on October

24, 1924, at Jandowae,

to parents Fred

and Ruby Trost.

She was the third

child and was born on

her sister Blanche’s

second birthday. She

grew up at Darr Creek

20km from Jandowae

on a 1200-acre property

where they milked up which

to 100 cows by hand.

The girls did their

share of milking before

riding a horse to

school and then, each

afternoon, repeated the

process in reverse.

When Ivy was 13 the

family sold and moved

to a property at Anduramba

now owned by

Ivan Smith.

After six or seven

years they moved to

Virginia where two big

pine trees grew near the

house.

All this is gone today

but while there, Maud

and Blanche married

therefore Ivy did most

of the milking by herself.

Thankfully, by

then though, they had

milking machines.

Ivy loved her horses

and was a good rider.

There are many photos

of her in jodhpurs,

she lived in them.

She played guitar and

was a good yodeller.

When Ivy was 21 a

friend got her a job as a

waitress at the Windsor

Hotel in Dalby where

she met Myrtle Hine, a

sister to her future husband

Arnold.

She spent lots of time

at the Hine residence

where she met Arnold

when he was home on

leave from Papua-New

Guinea and romance

blossomed.

When Arnold returned

from the war

they were married in

this very church, then

the Crows Nest Methodist

Church, on June

7, 1947, a cold wet day.

Incidentally, there

was a race meeting on

that day at what is now

the Pony Club grounds

undoubtedly

they would both have

loved to attend, Ivy for

the horses and Arnold

for the racing.

They honeymooned

in Mackay, getting

sleepers on the train

ride from Toowoomba.

When they boarded,

they found Arnold was

at one end of the train

and Ivy at the other but

they made sure not to

make that mistake on

the way home.

Arnold and Ivy

bought a house

in Bridge Street,

Toowoomba with money

Arnold had sent

home from the war.

They lived there

while Arnold did carpentry

training at Technical

College.

During that time

Lola, Merryl and Derek

were born. The family

had very little money,

so Ivy made all the

childrens’ clothing and

even some for the lady

across the road who had

three girls.

After Arnold finished

training, he found

work in Dalby and they

moved to live in Pratten

Street.

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Son Gary was born

during this time.

A few years later

they moved to Virginia

so Ivy could help her

father with the milking

again. Arnold started

work with John Drew.

When Ivy’s brother

Allan came home to run

the farm, they bought

“The Rocky” from a

lady in Goombungee

and moved in in 1959.

The house had not

been lived in for many

years and was very run

down with an overgrown

garden. While

Arnold renovated the

house, Ivy and the children

cleaned the yard,

put up fences and chook

pens and chased the

snakes away. A shovel

lived permanently on

the back steps.

One day a red belly

black went under an old

tank stand.

Ivy said, “He can’t

stay there” so got the

shovel and was poking

around under the

stand when suddenly

the snake came out

all stirred up and shot

straight through her

legs. It went under the

old wash house so she

had the children pull up

the floorboards.

Later when the boys

were old enough to help

with carpentry, Arnold

added a bedroom wing,

which had been an old

army hut.

One day Ivy was up

on the roof, too scared

to get down. Arnold

said he’d take the ladder

away and she could

stay up there. She never

got on a roof again.

Gradually, the old

house was done up.

Son Brad was born,

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then seven years later,

Steve.

With the family’s

help Ivy used to milk

for Kenny Christensen

on weekends when he

went woodchopping or

was away on holidays.

They did the same for

Bert and Millie Barnes,

chasing cows in while

it was still dark so we

could get to school on

time.

After an accident

behind the school bus

where Lola and Gary

were hit by a car, Ivy sat

for three days talking

constantly to Gary who

was unconscious as the

doctor said he may still

be able to hear her.

Several years later

Mrs IVY MARY HINE

1924 - 2019

Arnold had a bad car

accident coming home

from work, making it

necessary for Ivy to get

a job at the hospital to

support the family.

At that time, they

had just bought a new

mattress and were considering

sending it back

but she went to work instead.

Both these accidents

put quite a strain

on the whole family.

Eventually Ivy did

permanent night duty

as a nurse’s aide for the

next 30 years.

She commented that

she and Arnold were

like ships passing in the

night,

She’d be cominghome

from work just as

The tenpin bowling community has welcomed

the inclusion of one of the sport’s

strongest supporters and dedicated volunteers

as a finalist in the 2019 Queensland

Sport Awards.

Morty Douglass is one of seven finalists

in the Queensland Volunteer of the Year

category and will represent tenpin bowling

at a black-tie function at the Brisbane Convention

and Exhibition Centre.

His nomination reflects an outstanding

year of achievements for Kingaroy-based

Douglass who has devoted decades to volunteering

in many fields.

This includes roles as chairman of the

adult committee which produced a gold

medal result for the adult open team at the

2018 TBA National Championships, Event

Manager at the 2019 ATBSO Senior Nationals

in Toowoomba which achieved record

entries and over 8000 games, and his

tireless support for persons with a disability

from the Kingaroy region.

He has served on the TBAQ Board since

2003, actively contributing in various roles

Arnold was leaving to

go to work.

Ivy would be home in

time to get the kids off

to school, have a sleep

and keep the house

shipshape. After school

it would be an early tea,

another sleep and then

off to work at 10pm.

When her children

were off her hands Ivy

had time to fit in playing

tennis. She played

until she was nearly 80

and was a strong player.

She played indoor

bowls for several years,

was involved in Senior

Citizens and also spent

many hours at Carbethon

Historical Museum.

She loved having

her family around her

and was never happier

than when she was

watching her children,

grandchildren and great

grandchildren having

fun together. She loved

it so much she became a

little devious to ensure

it did happen.

Son Gary remembers

she would telephone

and say “Are you coming

to such and such?”

He’d say, “We’ve got

a lot happening, I’ll see

if we can make it” and

she would say “everyone

else is coming” so

they would feel guilty

and cancel everything

else to come.

Over time they discovered

she said this

to all the kids so all the

family would be together.

Ivy loved cards as

well and played right

up until she went into

hospital. If there wasn’t

a country dance of a

weekend, Ivy and Arnold

would go to someone’s

place for a card

night. On wet afternoons

they played cards

with Grandfather while

the kids played around.

In later years Ivy

learned to paint under

the tutelage of Merle

King and became quite

proficient. She loved

to travel and did many

trips with Arnold and

other friends to Darwin,

Alice Springs,

the Cape, Tasmania

and Ned Kelly Country

and later cruises to

New Zealand, Bali, and

around Australia.

Ivy visited son Gary

and his wife Pam when

they were missionaries

in Papua New Guinea,

later using her talent

as a poet to write about

part of her experience.

That poem was

shared with those who

attended her funeral.

She also wrote many

little poems in cards for

grandchildren and other

special tributes.

She was a very adventurous

lady and on

her 81st birthday did

a tandem skydive on

granddaughter Vanessa’s

21st birthday.

The following year

she took a Harley Davidson

ride then a hot

air balloon with Lola.

Ivy loved her garden

and the many cats she

owned.

A photo of her precious

Wisteria which

she always said was

better than the ones in

the Carnival gardens,

was on the order of service.

In her later years Ivy

enjoyed pottering or

just sitting in the garden

with the companionship

of her beloved cat.

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Recently she attended

the 50th reunion

of hospital workers in

Crows Nest.

Ivy was very proud

that her children and

grandchildren have

gone on to live successful

and productive

lives.

A quote from Ivy’s

writings talking about

our family home: “Today

when I look around

and see all that we

have done, I am very

proud of what we have

achieved with the little

we had.

"I know you kids had

it a bit rough, but we

had lots of fun and today

you are reaping the

rewards and I thank you

for the years you have

toiled with me. I could

not have done it alone.

"I try to give you now

what I couldn’t in those

days, mostly my time.”

Ivy never wanted to

go into aged care.

She wanted to live in

her home for as long as

she could and this she

was able to do even celebrating

her 95th birthday

with all her family

together.

She spent only 10

days in palliative care

at St Andrews Hospital.

Most of the family

were able to spend

quality time with her in

her last hours.

She said “I don’t

want to be a burden on

anyone.

“I’ve had a good life

and am ready to go.”

She passed peacefully

into the presence of

the Lord with family

around her on Monday

night, November 18.

- Family contribution.

Volunteer highlights bowling at State sport awards

and has held the post of vice-president,

South Queensland since 2011.

Among his many talents, Douglass has

also successfully hosted charity auctions

on behalf of the sport’s national governing

body, contributes IT and audio/visual production

skills to state and national events.

He regularly acts as a spokesperson for

the sport in the media.

Douglass will share the stage at this

prestigious event with men and women

from sports ranging from Taekwondo to

Polocrosse, Little Athletics to Sailing and

numerous others.

It is the first time tenpin bowling has featured

as a finalist in the volunteer category

in the 25 year history of these significant

Awards, conducted annually by QSport.

The Volunteer of the Year Award is sponsored

by Brisbane City Council and will be

presented by Deputy Mayor Councillor

Krista Adams.

Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner says one

of the Council’s primary aims is to create a

healthier, more active city.

Morty Douglass and the sport of tenpin

bowling share this goal for Queenslanders

and Australians of all ages and abilities.

• Morty Douglass - Finalist in Queensland

Volunteer of the Year award

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LEFT: Winners of the Advertiser shield sponsored by High Country Herald at Crows Nest

Bowls Club Aileen Cox, Kerry Ryan and Ray Weis. RIGHT: Runners-up in the Advertiser

shield Daryl Fraser, Alex Cannon and Gwynneth Russell.

CROWS NEST: No social bowls on Wednesday

27 November. Results of the intraclub competition

matches played on Saturday, November 23 were:

Final of B singles - Bret Cannon d. Howard Cornwell

Congrats Bret.

Open singles - Tony Ryan d. John Fowler; Veteran

Singles - Kerry Lovell d. Alan Richardson; Super

Veteran Singles - Roy Bell d. Esbert Ehrlich. No games

will be called for Saturday play until the green re-opens

in January next.

November 24 - The Advertiser Shield, sponsored by

Neil and Ann Lomas, resulted in a win for Ray Weis,

Kerry Ryan and Aileen Cox, second place went to Daryl

Fraser, Gwenn Russell and Alex Cannon.

Thank you very much Ann and Neil for continuing

to sponsor this well supported Sunday afternoon event.

Thank you also for attending and participating in the

presentation ceremony.

Coming events: members of the Crows Nest Bowls

Club, as well as all of our match sponsors are welcome

to come along to the club-house on Sunday, December

8, at 11.30am to our final wrap and Christmas Party

for 2019. There’ll be no morning or afternoon games

played on the day.

Members - if you’d like to come, please enter your

name on the outdoor list near the club’s bar entry door

asap. The next regular management committee meeting

of the Club is scheduled for Sunday, December 8, at

9.30am.

The green has now closed for its annual renovation

program, as well as completion of the club’s “Switch the

Ditches Project,” as from Sunday, November 24.

The Crows Nest Bowls Club sincerely regrets the

passing of our Patron and former club president Mr

Peter Coman.

Peter’s work ethic, reliability and experience will be

sadly missed by many both on and off the green.

New bowlers and visitors are always welcome at the

Crows Nest Bowls Club. Get in touch with Gary Baker

on bakescrowsnest@live.com.au or on 4698 2197.

If you’re new in town or just passing through

and looking for a game on Wednesday or Sunday

afternoon, ring the club on 4698 1450 before midday

to get your name in on time. You’d be most welcome.

GottaLoveBowls! - Gary Baker.

OAKEY MEN'S: November 30 - Competition

results. Triples R. Henry, G. Fenton and P.

Maker d. K. Ciesiolka, M. Hall and B. Lucht. Senior

singles P. Boyton d. W. Patterson. A singles

E. Dornbusch d. P. Wolski.B singles K. Pickering

d. C. Lucht.

Competition to be played on or before Saturday,

December 7 - Fours D. Barfield, P. Wolski, P. Boyton

and S. Bradford v. B. Burke, K. Ciesiolka, J.

Harrison and B. Lucht. A singles P. Rudken v. G.

Fenton (R. Krause.) Senior singles S. Cosgrove v.

K. Pickering (L. Hudson.) C singles P. Federoff v.

C. Lucht (M. Hall).

December 5 - Big Bash competition continues.

Play starts at 7pm. Just a reminder all night bowls

games are to be played East/West on the Crank

green from rink 2 onwards. There are no exceptions

thanks.

December 13 - Oakey Bowls Club Christmas

party and presentation evening starting at 5pm.

Names on board for catering purposes. - Sam

Lorrimer.

DDLBA: As the year comes to an end and all

clubs are winding down for the festive season,

there is not much to report.

December 10 notes will have the results of the

AGM and this will be the last information for

2019.

On behalf of all the executive of DDLBA, we

wish all our club members, past and present, a

very happy Christmas and a healthy 2020. - Joyce

McGeorge.

TOOWOOMBA CITY LADIES: Bowls at

usual time Friday 8.30. Names in by 8am. Cards

called 8.15.

Our last day of bowls will be Friday, December

13, and resuming Friday, February 7.

Our Christmas lunch will be held on Friday, December

6 following bowls.

Along with all the regular Friday morning ladies,

president Jocelyn would like to invite the

gentlemen who have supported us during the year.

Please join us in celebrating a great year! Numbers

to Sue by today, December 3. - Helen Moore.

TOOWOOMBA CITY MEN'S: December

3 - 2pm - 3.30pm. The first Skills Training Session

with club coaches Graham Healy, Jim Cosgrove

and Jocelyn May.

These drills are as used by the current Australian

Squads and are designed to enhance particular

skills in players. ER players.

December 4 - 8.30am. Club or self-selected triples,

mixed or otherwise.

Have your name in by 7.45am. Office roster Sid

Cook. Bar roster Kerry Gleeson.

December 6 - 8.30am. Ladies mixed Friday.

The men are welcome to join the ladies. $10 green

fees includes a light morning tea.

Names in or be there by 8am. The ladies Christmas

lunch will be held following bowls. Numbers

to Sue by Tuesday, December 3.

December 7 - 8.30am. Week 2 of the Scroungers

Series. Up to four players per rink bowling three

bowls each with the three nearest bowls scoring 3,

2, and 1 points over 16 ends.

The rink winners play off in a four-end final.

There are no teams.

It is every bowler for themselves. The weekly

winners will receive $50 in prize money. The

board is open for names for week 2.

December 8 - 12.30pm. Cosgrove, Healy,

Wright day. Open triples, mixed or otherwise.

$300 in prizes to be won.

Board is open for teams/names. If you don’t

have a team put your name up and we will put you

in a team. Bar roster B. Humphrey. Green keeping

roster Bill Hogan.

Wednesday social winners last week Bob Mar

and Bill Hogan.

Scroungers Series Week 1. 13 bowlers played in

the first of the Scroungers Games with Sid Cook

taking out the win in the final.

Other winners were Graham Healy on the Corner

to Corner and Russell Zimmerle with a toucher.

Game 2 is on next Saturday morning.

November 30 - O’Brien Electrical jackpot pairs

drew 14 teams to the green. Some close games resulted

with Kerry Gleeson and Jim Moulden winning

the day with a margin of 12.

Again the pot did not go off and jackpots to a

huge $768 in the next game in April 2020.

Club selected championship results - Mens triples

final C. Theodosis, W. McMillan and R. Griffin

d. J. Moulden, J. Fisher and D. Utley. Mens

pairs W. Tedford and D. Utley d. BJ King and C.

Curgenven.

Club selected championship matches drawn for

play.

December 7 - Club selected championship

matches drawn for play 8.30am. Mens pairs final

R. Zimmerle and R. Griffin v. W. Tedford and D.

Utley.

December 21 - 8.30am. Mixed pairs final D.

Irvine and L. Marshall v. M. Keppel and K. Beanham.

- Mick Bianchi.

NORTH TOOWOOMBA LADIES: Social

available starting 9am.

Results from last week J. Allen-Best, S. Jensen,

B. Williams, P. Graham d. L. Mott, J. Leerentveld,

T. Smith, D. Clark. D. Dann, B. Shea, T. Thomas,

V. Mahony d. C. Benson, M. Wheaton, H. Gscheidle,

W. Smith-Squires.

December 4 - Competition call. Ladies fours.

8am. J. Allen-Best, S. Jensen, B. Williams, P. Graham

v. D. Dann, B. Shea, T. Thomas, V. Mahony.

Christmas party will be Wednesday, December

11 at Blue Mountain Hotel. Put your name on the

board.

Saturday social three-bowl pairs 12.30 start.

Ring club or put names on the board.

Wednesday night fun bowls 6.45pm-9pm.

Roster this Friday - Team 3. - Karen Lavender.

PAST PRESIDENTS: December 9 - Last

meeting for the year will be held at Drayton Bowls

Club at 10am and we are hopeful of a good attendance

as we need to discuss the schedule for 2020.

Gifts will be exchanged at this meeting (optional)

Ȧfter the meeting we will go on to Fire and Ice

for our Christmas party and president Bev has a

special Christmas gift.

No meeting in January. We resume on February

10. - Elsie Voll.

CENTRAL DOWNS: Central Downs had a

convincing win against Toowoomba in Mitchell

Shield.

Cameron Moodie won the toss and Toowoomba

was sent in at Highfields in the first Mitchell

Shield match of the representative season.

Tight bowling had the city boys all out for 116

in 41.4 overs with Harry Dhillon the destroyer

taking 5/16 in 9.4 overs. Other wicket takers were

Matt Budden 1/22 (8), Peter Van Der Kooij 1/12

(5), V. S. R. Kandula 1/16 (4), Trent Mullins 1/9

(3), one runout.

The umpires were kept busy waving their arms

for 23 wides.

Fall of wickets 1-26 (Sutton 10), 2-50 (Steger

20), 3-59 (Rathie 1), 4-62 (Bidgood 19), 5-72

OAKEY: November 27 - Ladies an 18-hole

stableford. Winner Marlene Deans 41pts, runner-up

Hazel Harvey 38pts and rundown Joan Fisk

35. Pin 3 Joan Fisk and on 12 which is donated by

Andrew King, Hazel Harvey.

December 4 - Ladies are going out to lunch at

the Wilsonton Hotel.

Thursday Sporters winner Lyn McDonald 25.

Pin Brian Milverton.

November 30-December 1 - Members 18-hole

stroke in conjunction with the December monthly

medal. Winner Division 1 Mark Carter 76 net. Division

2 and the monthly mug Terris Muir 65 net,

runner up Michael Rietveld 67. Rundown Danny

O’Brien 69 and Wayne Wirth 70. Pins 3 Patrick

Fisk, 8 Wayne Wirth and 12 which is donated by

Andrew King, Michael Rietveld. Ladies winner

Jenna King 63 net.

December 7-8 - Members 18-hole stableford. -

Marlene Deans.

GOOMBUNGEE: November 28 - Men's single

stableford, club trophy. Winner George Rojahn

41. Approach 4/13 Ian Zirbel and David Cass,

7/16 Greg Buckley. Ladies single stableford secret

nine, club trophy. Winner Carmel Cover 21. Pin

6/15 Gloria Scott, approach 3/12 Rose Edmunds.

December 1 - Two-person ambrose - Pioneer

Arms Hotel trophies. Winners Greg Schull and

Dave Humphrey 58 net, runners-up Trent and

Travis Peters 60¼ net. Rundown Damien and

Mark Peters, Nino Capuzzo and Steve Elfverson,

Wayne Muras and Matty Burgess, Ann Norris and

Leanne Alexander, Garry Shea and Harry Cover,

Gary Linane and Gary Herriman. Pins men 3/12

Nino Capuzzo, 4/13 Trent Peters, 8/17 Matty Burgess

(eagle’s nest). Ladies 4/13 Leanne Alexander.

Team approaches 2/11 Greg Schull and Dave

Humphrey, 5/14 Gary Linane and Gary Herriman,

7/16 Wayne Muras and Matty Burgess.

Members draw - No 26, Steve Elfverson present.

Next week $5.

December 5 - Christmas hamper day - mixed

medley competition.

December 7 - Ladies break-up lunch.

December 8 - Single stroke, monthly medal,

medal of medalists, Dan Darlington trophies. -

Murray McLeod.

SOUTHERN DOWNS: December 1 - 300

yards F class. Standard Dave T. 126.9, Bruce

McA. 112.3, Daryl R. 104.1.

Max 126 open Richard McK. 124.5, Murray R.

123.12, Margaret T. 113.2.

300 yards military rifle - Bob T. 94.4, Tom H.

82.2, Adrian S. 77, Lena J. 60. Max 105.

We had some excellent shooting last Sunday.

Dave T. put down a ripper max score in standard

class closely followed by Richard and Murray in

open class. In the military rifle Bob had a good

shoot for first place with Tom in runner-up spot.

December 8 - We will be at the 400 yard mound

for our usual F class and target rifle shoot. Sign on

at 7.30am for 8am start.

Contact Margaret 4666 1018 for more information.

HIGHFIELDS: November 30 - This week

92 people ran, jogged and walked the course, of

whom 13 were first timers and 11 recorded new

personal bests. Representatives of four clubs took

part.

The event was made possible by eight volunteers

Janeen Gibson, Kym Murphy, Greg Jones,

Dianne Tumbridge, Tracey Roberts, Narelle Donald,

Jan Lange and Hope Bishop.

Today’s full results and a complete event history

can be found on the Highfields parkrun results

page.

GOLF

RIFLE SHOOTING

PARKRUN

(Milton 6), 6-72 (Odendaal 1), 7-101 (Reardon

11), 8-109 (Hughes 3), 9-109 (Galvin 12), 10-116

(Hudson 2).

In reply Central Downs made 5 – 120 in 26.1

overs led by Captain Cameron Moodie with 53

and Kyle Tonkin 24 not out.

Fall of wickets 1-22 (Nick Budden 9), 2-69

(Cam Moodie 53), 3-90 (Jordan Klingberg 8),

4-90 (Peter Van Der Kooij 11), 5-116 (M. Abbasi

5)

Ḃowling for Toowoomba Odendaal 1-29 (10),

Hudson 1-43 (7), Hughes 1-18 (5), Galvin 1-13

(3), B. McCarthy 1-11 (1).

Next week fixtures return with Pittsworth hosting

Bowenville, Kulpi hosting Nobby, and Millmerran

hosting Southbrook. - Lindsay Evans.

CABARLAH LADIES: November 26 - Ladies

played a fun game using only three clubs

and a putter for a trophy presented by Chris Tannock.

Winner Lynne McCleary 42, followed by

Petae Frazer 38, and Hazel Black 37. Rundown

Meg Chadwick 33, Carmel Lyall 30, Polly West

28. Pins 1/1 Polly West, 3/7 Chris Tannock and

2/14 Meg Chadwick.

December 3 - Single stableford for a trophy by

Coleen Lewis. - Pam Campbell.

CABARLAH MEN'S: November 20 - Single

stableford winner K. Mitchell 41, runner-up L.

Bishop 41. Rundown J. Loury 40, R. Sweeney 39,

P. Hunt 38, R. Bourke 38. Pins 1 L. Bishop, 5 P.

Hunt, 10 B. Volp, 14 L. Bishop, 17 R. Sweeney.

November 23 - Single stableford. Burstows trophies.

Winner K. Baldry 46, second P. Callafgan

45, third C. Butler 40. Rundown S. Adams 40, L.

Pedersen 38, B. Marney 38. Pinshots 10 T. Mc-

Lean, 14 L. Pedersen, 17 L. Pedersen.

November 24 - Single stableford winner P.

Lamb 39, runner-up N. Hoger 39. Rundown C.

Reich 38, G. Douglas 38, D. Fagg 38. Pinshots 1

B. Fagg, 5 G. Douglas, 14 N. Hoger, 17 J. Gardener.

Chook run results - Winner K. Bailey 16, second

C. Goodwin 19, third A. Bryce 23.

Due to the Cabarlah Golf Course break-up golf

day this Saturday, November 30, social play will

be available from 3pm. - Gary Small.

CROWS NEST: November 27 - Sporters first

winner S. Emmerton 36, second winner N. Comer

35, runner-up G. Dukes 33. Putting N. Comer 18.

Pins 7-16 R. Kennedy, 8-17 G. Dukes.

December 1 - Meats and More stroke event +

monthly medal. Winner R. Kennedy 65 + monthly

medal, runner-up L. Kruger 65. Rundown A. May

65, S. Emmerton 66, B. Freeman 68, R. Burgess

68, J. Somerville 68, K Cox 69

Pins 1/10 L. Kruger, 3/12 R. Kennedy, 5/14 R.

Gardner, 6/15 D. Sanderson, 8/17, 9/18 J. Edser

December 8 - Sponsored by Frank Carter and

Brian the Fisherman - Captains v. presidents

stroke event + medal of medalists. Trophy donor

party barbecue. - John Somerville.

CROWS NEST GOOMBUNGEE: November 30

- Another hot, dusty challenging day of winds. Good to

see 18 members show, and two visitors who scored very

well for first timers.

500 yads target rifle (105) Dennis B. 101.8, Nikk

E. 99.9, John G. 99.6, Daniel B. 96.3, Waz 87.3. F

Standard (126) Neil A. 117.4, Glenn E. 113.5, Shawn

B. 109.4, Hamish O’D. 108.3, Scotty D. 106.1, Rick V.

104.2. FTR (126) Rob F. 116.5, Ray O’N. 113.2. F

Open (126) Karon D. 115.,

Bill O’B. 110.3, Jane T. 106.3. Member 16, visitors 2.

Peter F. 113.4, Seth Mc 113.4.

Next week's shoot of 600 yards will start promptly

at 1pm. For those who wish to try target shooting,

visitors are most welcome. A club rifle is available and

coaching can be provided. A zero range is available by

appointment only. Contact Ash 0407 374 378 or Rob

0417 258 599.

Since the Highfields parkrun started on October

24, 2015, 1939 participants have completed

12,945 parkruns covering a total distance of

64,725 km, including 2149 new personal bests.

A total of 281 individuals have volunteered

2089 times.

Highfields parkrun is a free 5km walk, jog or

run held every Saturday at 7am at the Highfields

Sport and Recreation Park, Highfields.

For more information please email highfields@

parkrun.com. - Janeen Gibson.



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